Lard-press



(N0 Model J. B. FORD.

x LARD PRESS.

No. 262,284. Patented'Aug. 8, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. FORD, OF FERN CREEK, KENTUCKY.

LARD-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,284, dated August 8, 1882.

Application filed J une 28, 1682. (ModeL) To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. FORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fern Creek, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lard-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the same, ref-- erenee being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a top plan view of myinvention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section thereof, and Fig. 3 a detail view ofone of the receiving-vessels.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, strong, and durable machine for pressing lard, fruit,&e., that will perfectly do its work with comparatively little trouble, and with greatleverage power. These several objects I attain by the construction, substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable bench or table of rectangular shape, formed with circular grooves a, around the outer sides of which are secured flanged plates or circular metal bands 11, extending above the top of the bench or table. \Vithin the grooves a are seated cylindrical receivingvessels B, provided with feet 0 to raise the vessels above the bottom of the grooves to admit the escape of the pressedmaterial into the trough d, where it is discharged into a receptacle placed under the sponte to receive it. The vessels B are provided with suitable handles, f, for raising them up out of the grooves and removing them from the bench or table A.

It should be noticed that the vessels B have no bottoms, butare simplyin theform ofan open hollow cylinder, which surround the slatted tubs O, which also rest in the grooves a.

Within the tubs O are located followers D, having upon their upper ends pins 9 for centering thereon the plungers E, which loosely rest on the followers.

The screw-threaded end of a rod, F, extends down and through a screw-threaded bushing, h, secured around an opening made through the bench or table A.

The upper end of the rod F is formed with a bar G will be brought with great power of pressure upon the plungers E, which will force the followers D down upon the lard or other material being pressed, forcingit out through the spaces in the slatted buckets O, and out under the edge of the vessels B into trough d. The circular metal bands b prevent the lard from running over the bench or table A, and also serve as retaining-flanges for the vessels B.

The vessels B,tubs O, followers D, and plungers E are all detachable fromeach other, and removable from the bench or table A by simply turning at right angles to the length of the bench or table the presser-bar Gr, thus allowing the several parts to be removed.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The removable vessels B having feet 0, the slatted tubs O, followers D, and plungers E, in combination with the bench or table A, formed with grooves a, and the screw-rod F, having loosely connected to it the presser-bar G, constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BRECKENRIDGE FORD.

Witnesses:

WM. A. MATHES, JOHN W. JAMES. 

